Charles Liu

Based in San Francisco.

Working by day, cooking by night. Recent college graduate who likes cooking, baking, and eating. Started collecting cookbooks.

Stop by for some easy weeknight recipes with the occasional fancier weekend recipes.

Current collection: Back to the Table, Flour, Martha Stewart Cookbook, Momofuku, Naked Chef, Tartine

Photos taken with Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.8 lens
Lunch with Gusto ahi tuna avocado gruyere arugula herbes de provence, garlic, lemon, salt, pepper 1. Coat tuna with olive oil, roll around in herbes de provence, salt, pepper 2. Sear tuna on high heat for about 1-2 minutes each side, leaving middle rare, and set aside 3. Heat up pan with olive oil, throw in 1-2 cloves of minced garlic 4. Throw in 2 handfuls of arugula, salt, pepper, and sautee for 2-3 minutes or until arugula is beginning to wilt 5. Open up an avocado, section the avocado into cubes, and spoon out 6. Layer in a bowl arugula, tuna, avocado, then shave some cheese on top 7. Squeeze some lemon juice over it all

Lunch with Gusto

ahi tuna

avocado

gruyere

arugula

herbes de provence, garlic, lemon, salt, pepper

1. Coat tuna with olive oil, roll around in herbes de provence, salt, pepper

2. Sear tuna on high heat for about 1-2 minutes each side, leaving middle rare, and set aside

3. Heat up pan with olive oil, throw in 1-2 cloves of minced garlic

4. Throw in 2 handfuls of arugula, salt, pepper, and sautee for 2-3 minutes or until arugula is beginning to wilt

5. Open up an avocado, section the avocado into cubes, and spoon out

6. Layer in a bowl arugula, tuna, avocado, then shave some cheese on top

7. Squeeze some lemon juice over it all

Posted on February 5th, 2010